Dean Brooks
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Dean Brooks | |
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| Born | July 22, 1916 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Occupation(s) | Physician Actor |
Dean Kent Brooks (July 22, 1916 – May 30, 2013) was an American physician and actor. Brooks was the superintendent of Oregon State Hospital for 27 years from 1955 to 1982. He was born in Colony, Kansas.[1]
Life and career
Dean Brooks graduated from the
John Spivey" in the film.[1]
Dr. Brooks was known for his "patient-centered" approach to caring for the patients at Oregon State Hospital and monitored the treatment of patients by making rounds on every shift.
He was deeply involved in community and church activities locally by founding the Willamette Valley Hospice and developing the Salem Pops Orchestra. After his retirement in 1982, he moved briefly to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and then to Everett, Washington, where he continued his work in mental health advocacy when the Governor of Washington appointed him Chair of the Western Washington State Hospital Governing Board where he served for 12 years. Dr. Brooks was also active with Boards for Snohomish County Mental Health, Compass Health and Planned Parenthood. Because of his strong interests in the criminalization of the mentally ill, he established a fund under the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care to "decriminalize the mentally ill" and recruited many renowned leaders from across the United States in psychiatry, law, journalism and psychology to work as the Dorothea Dix Think Tank. [citation needed]
Personal life
Brooks was married to Ulista Jean Moser, until she died in 2006. Brooks died of natural causes in his Salem, Oregon home, at the age of 96.[2]
Filmography
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Dr. Spivey
References
- ^ a b c d Fox, Margalit (31 May 2013). "Dean Brooks, 'Cuckoo's Nest' Doctor, Dies at 96". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Barnard, Jeff (7 June 2013). "Doctor Who OK'd 'Cuckoo's Nest' Hospital Use Dies". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Dean R. Brooks". IMDb.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (31 May 2013). "Dean Brooks, 'Cuckoo's Nest' Doctor, Dies at 96". The New York Times.
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